Arthur H. Bryant is the Chairman of Public Justice, the only national public interest law firm in America created by trial lawyers. Supported by – and able to call on and work with – over 2,700 of the top plaintiffs’ lawyers in the country, he and Public Justice use cutting-edge litigation to fight for consumers’ rights, workers’ rights, civil rights and liberties, environmental protection, the poor and the powerless, and access to justice for all. The National Law Journal has twice named him one of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America.
A graduate of Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School, Arthur joined Public Justice as its sole staff attorney in 1984, became its Executive Director in 1987, and was named its Chairman in 2014, his 30th anniversary with the organization. Working with lawyers throughout America, he has made new law and helped win justice for millions.
Arthur has been honored by, among others, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Harvard Law School, Mass Torts Made Perfect, the Consumer Attorneys Associations of Los Angeles and San Diego, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. The Oregon Trial Lawyers Association has named its public service award the Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award.